Here's chapter two. Enjoy.

Chapter Two

Gaara still didn't want to teach these genin, but he figured he didn't really have a choice in the matter, now that he had already excepted. As he talked he studied the kids before him. The girl was sitting politely, listening. The boy closest to her was paying attention, but looked like he also had something else on his mind. The last boy looked impatient, and fidgeted while listening.

"...So tell everyone your likes, dislikes, dreams, things like that."

Team six looked skeptical. They had heard about Sabuko no Gaara, mostly stories blown out of proportion, and didn't expect him to be the type to want to know about their 'dreams'. But before they could really argue, their teacher cut in.

"Why don't you go first." Gaara stated, motioning to the only girl in the group. Most people would have phrased that as a question, but from him it sounded like a command.

The girl stammered, "G-Gaara-sensei, could you maybe give us an example of what you mean?"

Gaara sighed; Naruto hadn't said that he would have to do anything like this. He didn't want to either, but he figured it would be best to think of what Baki would have done, and do the exact opposite. And so he began, "Alright. My name is Sabuko No Gaara, there aren't many things I like, and I dislike everything that I'm not given a reason not to. I don't sleep, and therefore don't dream. Any questions?"

They may very well have had questions, but Gaara didn't leave enough time for them to ask before he again said, "Now, why don't you go."

"My name is Ichiboku Yaezaki," She said, "I like to go to Konoha and watch the cherry blossoms fall, I dislike most sweets, and my dream…well, I guess it would be to be able to have a Sakura tree in my own backyard."

Gaara looked almost wistful at her mention of Konoha. He remembered well everything that had happened to him in that village. He returned to his senses and directed the next student to go.

The boy rubbed his eyes, looking tired, and didn't respond.

"Excuse me," Gaara said, "It's your turn."

The boy still didn't respond until the other boy sitting next to him gave him a nudge in the ribs.

"What?" He asked.

"It's your turn," said the last boy.

"oh…" The boy took a breath and said, "My name is Seiseike of the Nikuimugen clan. I like this village, and I dislike the cold. My dream is just to become a great ninja someday."

The final boy didn't even wait for Gaara to tell him to introduce himself, "My name is Hidori Hagaimaru, I like to run, and I hate bugs. I don't have a dream, but it would be awesome to be able to fly."

Gaara stayed silent a few moments, not saying anything.

…and continued to do so…

…for a while…

…and continued to do so until finally one of his students said, "Gaara-sensei?"

"Hm?"

"Are we going to do something?" asked Hagaimaru.

Gaara raised a non-existent eyebrow, "You have a problem with doing nothing?"

This kept the students quiet for a little while longer.

"Gaara-sensei…" This time it was Seiseike that interrupted the quiet.

A simple glare from their teacher kept them quiet again.

Finally Yaezaki asked, "Gaara-sensei, why do we have to sit like this and be quiet?"

"Because," Gaara answered, "I don't really know how to do this job. I'm trying to think of what we should do next, and to think I need quiet."

"Oh…"

Gaara looked at his students. They were fidgeting, and he found it annoying. He sighed, and finally said, "Alright, that's all for today. Meet me here again tomorrow. Early. Before we go off on missions, you're going to have to prove to me that you're ready to be Ninja of Hidden Sand."

And so they left.

Now with some time to himself again, he figured he needed to figure out just what he needed them to prove.

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"Naruto."

"Gah!" Screamed Naruto, as he spilled some of the hot broth he had been finishing from his bowl onto his lap.

"Naruto, I need your help again," said Gaara.

"I need you to stop dropping in like this without warning!"

"I had them introduce themselves, they're meeting me again tomorrow. I said I'd have some kind of test for them to prove they would make good ninjas. What should I do."

Naruto sighed, "Well, in Konoha, we have a test with bells…"

Gaara looked skeptical but kept listening.

Okay, that's chapter two. Naruto really won't appear again...as far as I've written...oh forget it.

I'm also working on another story at the same time as this, so if it's slow getting out, please be patient.